Trump Shirks Blame For SEAL Death: 'This Was Something They Wanted To Do'

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo



By MATT SHUHAM Published FEBRUARY 28, 2017, 1:30 PM EDT

President Donald Trump seemed to shirk his own responsibilities as commander in chief Tuesday, saying that military leaders called for a ground raid in Yemen five days after his inauguration that resulted in the death of a Navy SEAL.

“This was a mission that was started before I got here. This was something they wanted to do,” Trump said of the raid in an interview with "Fox and Friends" Tuesday. “They came to see me, they explained what they wanted to do ― the generals ― who are very respected, my generals are the most respected that we’ve had in many decades, I believe. And they lost Ryan.

He added later: “This was something that they were looking at for a long time doing, and according to Gen. Mattis, it was a very successful mission. They got tremendous amounts of information.”

Trump was responding to criticism from the father of the American lost in that raid, William Owens. Owens’ son, William “Ryan” Owens, was 36. In addition to militants, at least 25 civilians, including nine children younger than 13, also lost their lives in the raid, according to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism.

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-shirks-responsibility-for-seal-death

[gopiscrap]

1. what a fucking wimp

like some one once said: "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen!"

[DinahMoeHum]

6. That same someone also said: "The Buck Stops Here"

[gopiscrap]

12. Yup

[Ilsa]

14. Great pic to tweet to him.

I doubt he looks at responses, though.

[Turbineguy]

2. There are a lot of reasonable, even smart things he can say.

No, he can't. It's not in his nature. He can only say something stupid.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. If something goes wrong it won't ever be SCROTUS' fault

no matter how deeply involved he might have been. Conversely, anything that is successful will have been all his doing even if he never had any involvement at all. If that mission had worked as intended he'd have been crowing (and tweeting) about it nonstop. But since it failed, it had to have been someone else's fault and someone else's problem; the buck never stops on his desk, and never will.

[Achilleaze]

4. republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief reveals himself

deplorable

[George II]

5. Too bad Harry Truman can't sit him down and talk to him.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. Someone ought to send him one of these for his desk:

A replica is available at Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Authentic-Replica-Harry-Trumans-Famous/dp/B00K6I4ZBQ

[KPN]

8. Good God! We are screwed -- until we oust this moron.

I frankly hope the hell this Russia thing finds him either in jail for eternity or something worse to dissuade future morons from trying to take advantage of our collective idiocy.

[wordpix]

9. Trump Blames SEAL's Death On Military: They Lost Ryan

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-ryan-owens-seal-raid_us_58b58852e4b0780bac2d58c6

POLITICS 02/28/2017 10:28 am ET | Updated 2 hours ago

Donald Trump Blames SEAL’s Death On Military: ‘They Lost Ryan’

The buck stops with ‘them.’

President Donald Trump on Tuesday dodged responsibility for a botched mission he ordered in Yemen last month, placing the onus on the military and Barack Obama’s administration instead.

Bill Owens, the father of Chief Petty Officer William “Ryan” Owens, the Navy SEAL who died in the operation, demanded an investigation into his son’s death over the weekend. Owens further revealed he couldn’t bear to meet Trump at the airport as Ryan’s casket was carried off the military plane last month.

Asked about the matter during an interview with Fox News’ “Fox ‘n’ Friends,” Trump repeatedly said “they” were responsible for the outcome of the mission, in reference to the military. more...

[Angry Dragon]

10. the repub blame game--- blame someone else

[TomCADem]

11. Sort of Like Blaming Press for Flynn's Firing

Flynn did not fire himself.

[progressoid]

13. "They"???

You're the fucking CIC! This is your army now dumbass.

[TeamPooka]

15. If he's willing to blame the military for THIS I hope the GOP Congress realizes he won't think twice

about throwing them under the bus for HIS mistakes too.
They need to get woke, fast.

[dalton99a]

16. Something those nine kids wanted to do as well?

[FailureToCommunicate]

17. "My generals are the most respected that weve had in many decades."

[Wuddles440]

18. Plus he 'humbly" gave...

himself an A+ for his performance during his first month in office.....but, of course, that's using the enhanced "Drumpf Grading Curve" which has only been recognized by Trump University.

[riderinthestorm]

19. Despicable nt